Setbacks for Adani cast shadow on India's soft power

Foreign governments put the brakes on conglomerate's global expansion

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Kenya Airways workers walk during a strike by Kenya airport union workers to protest against a proposed deal for India's Adani Group to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for 30 years, in Nairobi on Sept. 11, 2024. © Reuters

SAYAN CHAKRABORTY and MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR

BENGALURU/BANGKOK -- New Delhi's soft power diplomacy to counter China's growing clout is facing headwinds, experts say, as Indian conglomerate Adani Group recently suffered a series of setbacks in its global ambitions.

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